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Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte attends the HOR Committee hearing on Good Governance and Public Accountability at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on November 25, 2024, tackling the Php 612.5 million confidential fund expenses of the OVP and the DepEd under the helm of VP Duterte.

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173260858215620241125-vpsd-hor-comm-hearing-MT-5.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte attends the HOR Committee hearing on Good Governance and Public Accountability at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on November 25, 2024, tackling the Php 612.5 million confidential fund expenses of the OVP and the DepEd under the helm of VP Duterte. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte attends the HOR Committee hearing on Good Governance and Public Accountability at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on November 25, 2024, tackling the Php 612.5 million confidential fund expenses of the OVP and the DepEd under the helm of VP Duterte. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday said it has received an anonymous letter seeking the disbarment of Vice President Sara Duterte over her threat to exhume the body of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. from the Libingan ng mga Bayani and throw the late dictator’s remains in the West Philippine Sea.</p><p>The letter was dated October 24, but only reached the high court this month, Supreme Court spokesperson Camille Ting told reporters.</p><p>“This month, the Supreme Court received an anonymous complaint regarding her statement against the late president… [but] there is no action yet at the moment,” she said.</p><p>There is still “no information” if the letter has been raffled, she said.</p><p>On October 18, Duterte said she told Sen. Imee Marcos that she would personally exhume the remains of the lawmaker&#x27;s father, and throw it to the West Philippine Sea &quot;if they don&#x27;t stop&quot; their political attacks.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/18/vp-sara-recalls-warning-imee-i-will-exhume-marcos-sr-s-body-throw-it-to-the-west-ph-sea-1324">VP Sara recalls warning Imee: &#x27;I will exhume Marcos Sr.&#x27;s body, throw it to the West PH Sea&#x27;</a></div><p>&quot;Isang beses sinabihan ko talaga si Sen. Imee, sabi ko pag di kayo tumigil, huhukayin ko yang tatay nyo, itatapon ko sya sa West Philippine Sea,” Duterte said in an October press conference.</p><p>“One of these days pupunta ako don, kukunin ko yang katawan ng tatay nyo, tapon ko yan don sa West Philippine Sea,&quot; she said.</p><p>Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is looking into Duterte’s previous statements against the Marcoses, including a supposed kill plot against current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/26/sara-duterte-faces-subpoena-over-kill-plot-vs-marcos-vp-says-threat-a-plan-without-flesh-1230">Sara Duterte gets subpoena over kill plot vs Marcos; VP says threat a ‘plan without flesh’</a></div><p>Over the weekend, Duterte — who was slamming the government for the detention of her chief of staff — said that she has contracted someone to exterminate the President should an alleged kill threat against her prosper.</p><p>Among the cases that may be filed against the Vice President are <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/26/doj-vp-sara-duterte-may-be-charged-with-libel-defamation-grave-threats-1603">grave threat, sedition, and disbarment</a>, the DOJ earlier said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/25/vp-sara-duterte-says-remark-vs-marcos-maliciously-taken-out-of-logical-context-0922">VP Sara Duterte says remark vs Marcos &#x27;maliciously taken out of logical context&#x27;</a> </div><p>While the high court has yet to receive disbarment cases against the Vice President over her kill threat against Marcos Jr., Duterte has a pending disbarment case that has been languishing in the Supreme Court since 2011.</p><p>The 11-year-old disbarment case against Duterte was filed after she punched a sheriff serving a demolition order in Davao City, when she was still serving as its city mayor.</p><p>Ting said she is not privy why the high court has yet to decide on the pending disbarment case of the vice president.</p><p>The Supreme Court has also not yet started a motu proprio case against Duterte’s repeated cursing in public and her recent threats against the Philippines’ highest-elected official.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u547LFz8hbk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Supreme Court said it has received an anonymous letter seeking the disbarment of Vice President Sara Duterte over her threat to exhume the body of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. from the Libingan ng mga Bayani and throw the late dictator’s remains in the West Philippine Sea.</p>

The Supreme Court said it has received an anonymous letter seeking the disbarment of Vice President Sara Duterte over her threat to exhume the body of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. from the Libingan ng mga Bayani and throw the late dictator’s remains in the West Philippine Sea.

Anonymous person seeks Sara Duterte’s disbarment over exhumation jab vs Marcos Sr.: SC

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Anonymous person seeks Sara Duterte’s disbarment over exhumation jab vs Marcos Sr.: SC

Katrina Domingo,

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Published November 26, 2024 04:11 PM PHT

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